The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-02
Tt1e gerA1a ana Welps.
PUBLISHED
EVERY WEDNESDAY AT
NEIVBlTRRY, S. G.
The Columbia Regulators.

1t seems that the Salvation Army
made itself unpopular in Columbia.
It's speakers dcnouncing tho regular
clergy of the city, reflected on the
conduct and morals of tho women,
and used language which it was
thought would cause bad feeling be.
tween the races. For these reasons,
about one hundred Of the young men
Of the city, we are told, went to q
boarding house on Wednesday night,
hustled the alleged evangelists out
and escorted them to depot, where
they were put aboard a train with
orders not to return on pain Of tar
and feathers.
The affair is all very we'll as it re.
suited, but suppose this scurvy squad
Of alleged Salvationists had not been
composed Of towards. Suppose it
had contained one man who refused
to be sent away, who stood on his
rights rs citizen, and demanded to
be tried and judged legally for his
acts and words, who resisted violent.
ly, rs lie had the legal right to do,
the unauthorized laying Of hands on
him. If there had been one such
man, the young men engaged in en-.
forcing banishmcnt would have had
the disagrceable alternative of back.
ing down ignominiousiy or commit
ting murder.
The Grcenville Necs is not always
a stickler for the supremacy Of writ.
ten laws. We believe there are oc.
casions when communities and men
have the right to make and execute
for themselves such laws rs their safe.
W or honor may require. But in
such violent proceedings there should
be the utmost caution and cool con.
sidcration Of the possible results.
Nothing Of the kind should be begun
Until those engaged in it arc satisfied
that they can carry 1t through with
all its consequences with clear con.
sciences.
Had the Salvation Army people
donc or said anything that would
have justified the people OF Columbia,
in law or in morals, in killing them,
in case Of their refusal to stop preach.
ing or leave the city; and was it i'm.
possible to stop or punish them by
process Of law? These questions
>,,'' to be answered ..lelainlY. ari}
Columbia. ''' VI
L"m .i,',, 81 Smith, the editor of th;e. h,y,, ;,
clearly. cc
Interference with the right of f
speech is very serious thing an
very dangerous precedent. The
that utterances arc unpopular or
agreeable is no good reason tor
dering them in free and civil
country.
Columbia is not the only com
nitv interested in this matter.
State, and in n measure the w
South, will be held responsible I!
by the world generally, and JUG
according to the evidence. Furt
more, if the Salvation Army men
Canadians, as they are said TO
they are subjects Of Great Bri
which, Of all the countries IN
world, is the most vIgilant in g
ING and enforcing the rights o
pcople. A demand for redress
the indgnity put on these p'
$50 would most likely be respect
considered by the Departmer
State at Washington. and the
dred young men in Columbia
nn3 :hcir picnic involving extr@
unpleasant consequences.
There ought to bc full and
statement Of the wrongs done
Salvation Army squad. Vague
oral assertions that their utter
were incendiary or unpleasan
be of no value for vindication
planation. Tho Chinese, who
sionally mob and chase ava
missionaries, and the thugs
murdered and burned the Chi
in the West do 9s 1Masaah ha'
sincerely hops 3Sl5E